18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 9 months; as of May 2006, 67% of the Bulgarian Army comprised of professional soldiers; conscription ended as of 1 January 2008; Air and Air Defense Forces and Naval Forces became fully professional at the end of 2006 (2008)
Military Branches
Bulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2008)
Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49: 1,701,979
Females age 16-49: 1,691,092 (2008 est.)
Manpower Fit for Military Service
Males age 16-49: 1,364,029
Females age 16-49: 1,401,348 (2008 est.)
Manpower Reaching Militarily Significant Age Annually
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